University of Wyoming Athletics

2024: Scott appeared in 10 games with four starts at running back. He led the team with 435 rushing yards for a career-high on 92 carries. He rushed for 43.5 yards per game and averaged 4.7 yards per carry. Scott recorded three touchdowns on the season. He also added 12 receptions for 74 yards with a touchdown. He recorded a career-high 115 yards rushing on 11 carries with a score against Utah State. He rushed 19 times for 97 yards against Air Force and added 94 yards rushing on 20 carries against San Diego State. He had three receptions for 52 yards and a score at North Texas.

2023: Scott appeared in all 13 games for the Cowboys with three starts. He ranked third on the team in rushing with 49 carries for 237 yards with two touchdowns. He also seventh on the team with 11 receptions for 77 yards. He rushed for a career-high 70 yards in the win over Portland State. Against Texas tech, Scott rushed for 44 yards on seven carries with a touchdown. He also recorded the game winning two-point conversion in the game. He recorded a career-high 14 carries at Air Force and caught three passes for 43 yards in the contest.

2022: Scott appeared in 12 games for the Pokes being a key reserve at linebacker, a player on special teams and at running back. He finished the season with two tackles with one against BYU and one against Utah State. He rushed for 11 yards on three carries in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl after moving to running back following the regular season finale. He earned academic All-Mountain West honors.

2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.

High School: Sam Scott helped lead Omaha Skutt Catholic to the First Round of the 2020 Class B State Playoffs in his senior year.  Class B is the second largest classification in the state of Nebraska.  He was credited with 31 total tackles, including 12 solos 1.0 tackle for a loss and one fumble recovery in six games as a senior linebacker.  He also rushed for 684 yards on 62 carries, averaged 114.0 rushing yards per game, 11.0 yards per carry and scored eight rushing touchdowns in 2020 as a running back.  He added four receptions for 37 yards and three kickoff returns for 36 yards to account for 757 all-purpose yards and averaged 126.2 all-purpose yards per game.  He played for head football coach Matt Turman at Skutt Catholic.  Prior to his senior season, he played at Omaha North High, but when Omaha Public Schools canceled fall sports Scott transferred to Skutt Catholic.  His head coach at Omaha North was Larry Martin.  In addition to Wyoming, Scott was also recruited by North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota and South Dakota State.  He was also offered a walk-on spot by Nebraska.

Personal: He is majoring in Finance at UW.